Though Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers was originally …

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Square-Enix's Nintendo-centric Crystal Chronicles franchise has enjoyed a few entries this generation including Rings of Fate and the downloadable My Life As A King. While the forthcoming Wii epic The Crystal Bearers was next on the checklist, a completely different title in the franchise will be the first to hit Nintendo's console. Scans from the latest Shonen Jump reveal that a brand new Crystal Chronicles title for the Wii and DS due in Japan next year.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time will be one of the first games of its kind for Nintendo, offering cross-platform multiplayer between the Nintendo DS and the Wii. Mii characters will even be able to be used in the Wii version of the game. Aside from that, though, little information about the title is known except that the release date is currently set for January 29.

Fans of the series have long been waiting for the Wii-exclusive The Crystal Bearers, and how its release will be affected by Echoes of Time is hard to say. Square-Enix has kept a tight lid on The Crystal Bearers, with nothing more than a handful of trailers to show for what seems like years now, but hopefully we'll hear more on both titles at TGS later this month.